Directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke and first screened on April 21, 1913 this is India's first feature-length film. The complete film is no longer available and these are portions of the first and last reels of the original 3700 feet of film. This video is a part of the India Public Domain Movie Project http://www.cuttingthechai.com/category/movies/india-public-domain-movie-project/ initiated by Cutting the Chai http://www.cuttingthechai.com and was salvaged by the National Film Archives of India, Pune.


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Producer: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
Audio/Visual: silent
Keywords: raja harishchandra; dadasahed phalke; silent film; india; bollywood; india public domain movie project; cutting the chai; dhundiraj govind phalke; feature film

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